A Certain Idea of France : The Life of Charles de Gaulle by Julian Jackson literary He called it a penalty

He called it a penalty kick

it describes the foundation and the myths of his long-concealed fortune

Scrooge-like bachelors - while his powers of social critique shine in his unflinching depictions of the city's forgotten citizens

Leonard's work is on par with Steve Coll's Private Empire and even Ida Tarbell's enduring classic The History of the Standard Oil Company

A Certain Idea of France : The Life of Charles de Gaulle by Julian Jackson literary He called it a penaltyWinner of the Duff Cooper Prize for History, the Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography, the American Library in Paris Award, the Franco British Society Literary Prize and the Grand Prix de la Biographie Politique du Touquet A SUNDAY TIMES, THE TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH, NEW STATESMAN, SPECTATOR, FINANCIAL TIMES, TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Masterly awesome reading an outstanding biography' Max Hastings, Sunday TimesIn six weeks in the early summer